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A List of the Hottest-Selling Cars
Offers Look at America's Wants

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Joseph B. WhiteStaff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Dec. 9, 2002 12:01 a.m. ET

Most cars and trucks sold in America are leaving dealerships with big discounts, because there are plenty more sitting around on the lots. But there are some models that are truly hot cars. Which ones are they?

J.D. Power and Associates, the big market-research firm, has come up with a survey, based on information collected from a network of dealers, that ranks hot and cold vehicle models based on how many days on average it takes them to move out of the showroom. The term for this measure is "days to turn."